Creativity, Action, Service -“...if you believe in something, you must not just think or talk or write, but mustact.” -- Peterson (2003)Creativity, Action, Service is at the heart of the IB Diploma Program, but at AISJ certain elements have been expanded to grades 9 and 10. Although grades 9 and 10 are the culmination of the Global Citizen Program, it is also designed aimed at assisting with transition to the Diploma Program. Therefore, Community Service Learning becomes CAS in high school.

The Global Citizens Program is a community service learning program, addresses the exercising and exploration of rights and responsibilities of students as citizens within communities through their service activities. It encompasses the development of self, of informed decision making, and the ability to take thoughtful and responsible action, locally and globally.

CAS is one of the three essential elements in every student’s high school IB experience, and it is required for the GCP Certificate as well as the IB Diploma. It involves students in a range of activities alongside their academic studies throughout the CSL / CAS Program.

The three strands of CAS, which are often interwoven with particular activities, are characterized:

Creativity: arts, and other experiences that involve creative thinking.

Action: physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle, complementing academic work elsewhere in the Diploma Program.

Service: an unpaid and voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student. The rights, dignity and autonomy of all those involved are respected

The grade 11 and 12 , Students are expected to be involved in CAS activities for the duration of their academic year. For the grade 9 and 10 Community service learning, remains at the core of program and students are reuqires to choose one of the other